Kolache Kookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter, softened at room temperature
• 1 pint premium vanilla ice cream, softened at room temperature
• 4 cups flour
• 6 ounces solo preserves, not jelly (raspberry, apricot, prune)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting cookies

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 blend butter with ice cream, then add flour, blend well. dough will be thick.
• 3 roll into walnut size balls, depress centers with thumb.
• 4 place on cookie sheet and top with spoonful of filling.
• 5 bake 15 minutes.
• 6 tops will not brown. bottoms will be lightly browned.
• 7 cool completely and dust heavily with powdered sugar before serving. if cookies are allowed to sit, simply re-dust cookies with powdered sugar if necessary before serving.